IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Chinle, AZ
Country around Chinle is a rural area of about 9,911 people in Apache County, Arizona, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Farmington, NM and 228 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $38k and rent runs about $581 a month.
9,911people
$38kTypical home
$581/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
290Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
Is Near Chinle right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,911 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 91 mi to Farmington, NM
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $38k (≈$238/mo)
- Median rent $581/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (139 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to GUP airport
- 191 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 47% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,965 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 90 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Apache County: D+19 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk